By BERNIE BELLAN Naomi Ragen is a prolific and best-selling author of nine novels, most of which have to do with the plight of women in the Haredi (ultraOrthodox) community in Israel. She is also an occasional contributor to many publications, including The Jerusalem Post. Ragen moved to Israel in 1971 from her native New York and has lived there ever since.

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The honest truth is there is still reluctance around immigration policy... When we want to talk about immigration and we say we want to bring more immigrants in because it's good for the economy, we still get pushback.